Olivia Colman wins Oscar for The Favourite filmed in Hatfield

Olivia Colman, winner of the Best Actress In A Leading Role award for The Favourite in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. Picture: Alberto Rodriguez/PA Wire

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Olivia Colman was crowned Queen of the 91st Academy Awards after winning an Oscar for her role in The Favourite, which was largely filmed in Hatfield.

Colman continued: “And any little girl who’s practising their speech on the telly, you never know.

“I used to work as a cleaner and I loved that job. I did spend quite a lot of my time imagining this.”

Colman’s triumph was The Favourite’s only of the night, despite 10 nominations.

Filming of The Favourite at Hatfield House with Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman on set of Yorgos Lanthimos's period drama. Picture courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Her female co-stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, both former Oscar winners themselves, lost out to Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk in the Best Supporting Actress category.

The Favourite missed out to Green Book in both the Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture categories.

The movie made in Hatfield was also nominated in the director, costume design, film editing and production design awards.

Robbie Ryan’s stunning cinematography, which captures Hatfield House and the Hertfordshire stately home’s estate in all its glory, was also nominated but lost out to Alfonso Cuaron’s Netflix movie Roma.

Olivia Colman, winner of the Best Actress In A Leading Role award for The Favourite in the press room at the 91st Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. Picture: Alberto Rodriguez/PA Wire

A statement from Hatfield House said: “Approximately 85% of the film was shot at Hatfield House and we are delighted with how stunning Hatfield looks in the multiple scenes.”

Oscar winner Olivia Colman’s next big role is as Queen Elizabeth II in the third series of The Crown, scenes of which have been filmed at Knebworth House.